IAS officer DK Ravi’s death triggers uproar in Karnataka assembly, fa...
The family of IAS officer DK Ravi, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his house by his wife on Monday, on Wednesday supported the Karnataka opposition’s demands for a CBI probe into his mysterious death. Opposition parties disrupted proceedings in the state assembly and continued to... read more »
Rajya Sabha panels submit reports on coal, mines bills; Congress protests
Rajya Sabha Select Committees on Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill and Coal Mines Bill on Wednesday recommended their approval without any change, leading the Congress to strongly protest over the measures being rushed without taking on board the concerns of stakeholders. Protesting Congress... read more »
India, Pakistan may play bilateral series in December
KOLKATA: India and Pakistan are set to resume bilateral cricketing ties in December, Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit confirmed on Tuesday. While India and Pakistan have played in various ICC tournaments, including the recent league match at the ongoing World Cup, the last bilateral... read more »
ICC Cricket World Cup: South Africa crush listless Sri Lanka by 9 wickets t...
Leg-spinner Tahir (4-26) looked like a man possessed while Duminy (3-29) bagged the second hat-trick of this edition — after England’s Steven Finn — as South Africa sent the Lankans packing for 133 in 37.2 overs in the first quarter-final of this edition. South Africa, who are... read more »
Pakistan hangs nine as death row convict’s mother begs for mercy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hanged nine death row convicts on Wednesday, media said, as the mother of a man charged as a child with murder and due to be hanged this week begged the president for... read more »
Israel elections: Netanyahu’s ‘back’ and what’s in it for India
No one expected the results of the elections held in Israel on Tuesday to give a clear winner—in its 67-year history no party has won outright majority in the Knesset. With 99% of the... read more »
Former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew ‘critically ill’ after conditio...
The condition of former Singaporean premier Lee Kuan Yew has deteriorated further and he is critically ill in intensive care, the government says. Mr Lee, the country’s first elected... read more »
Letter Bound for White House Tests Positive for Cyanide
WASHINGTON — A letter intended for the White House tested positive for cyanide at an off-site mail screening facility on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Secret Service. The... read more »
Class 11 student jailed for allegedly attributing ‘objectio...
A class 11 student from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh was arrested and sent to prison by Rampur police following a complaint filed by Samajwadi leader Azam Khan’s aide Fasahat Ali Khan, say... read more »
